Xiao Wu leaped excitedly into Su Ming's arms, exclaiming, "Brother, I did it!"
Su Ming gently patted her head and asked, "Xiao Wu, tell me, what's the effect of your fourth spirit ring?"
If Su Ming's guess was correct, Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ability should still be Invincible Golden Body, but the duration should have increased. This ability was a top-tier life-saving skill, capable of withstanding attacks below the level of a god!
Xiao Wu beamed, "Brother, my fourth spirit ability is following the same path as my mother. This ability is called Invincible Golden Body. After activating it, I can be invincible for ten seconds, and I can use it five times a day!"
"The duration is much longer than my mom's. Her Invincible Golden Body could only last for three seconds, and she could only use it three times a day."
"But this makes sense, considering my fourth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. I sensed it; it's probably around 15,000 years old."
Su Ming was a little surprised, but at the same time, it made sense.
What surprised him wasn't that Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring had a 15,000-year limit—that was normal. The system's Spirit Power Body Refining Technique allowed the spirit power to refine the body from the inside, and the higher the quality of spirit power, the faster the improvement.
Since Xiao Wu was originally a 100,000-year spirit beast in human form, her use of spirit power was far more precise than that of an ordinary person, and her spirit power quality was undoubtedly higher. Though it couldn't match Su Ming's, it was still impressive. So, a 15,000-year spirit ring wasn't surprising to him.
However, the fact that Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body had undergone such a significant change when it became a ten-thousand-year ability did surprise Su Ming. The original three-second duration was already extraordinary, but now it lasted ten seconds and could be used five times a day! That opened up many possibilities—truly worthy of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
Su Ming couldn't help but wonder: if Xiao Wu's spirit ring eventually reached 100,000 years or more, how powerful would this ability become? What would happen if Xiao Wu became a god? If the spirit ability became a divine ability and the spirit ring's age continued to increase, how many levels of divine attacks could this skill withstand?
Su Ming was curious, but for now, these were distant possibilities for Xiao Wu.
At this moment, Er Ming (the Titan Giant Ape) had stopped in his tracks, utterly shocked by the color of Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring!
Could this really be possible for a human?
Oh wait, Xiao Wu wasn't fully human yet, but even so, this still shouldn't be possible!
"Xiao Wu, is your fourth spirit ring really ten-thousand-year-old? Or 15,000 years? How did you do it?" Er Ming stammered, still in disbelief.
Xiao Wu and Su Ming exchanged a smile before she replied, "It's all thanks to Brother Su Ming. Now you understand why I believe in him so much, right? Whatever Brother Su Ming promises, he can make happen!"
Still stubborn, Er Ming grumbled, "Even though I'm shocked by your ten-thousand-year fourth ring, I still don't believe Su Ming can bring your mother back to life. These are two entirely different challenges!"
Seeing Er Ming still being stubborn, Xiao Wu was about to retort, but Su Ming stopped her and smiled, saying, "Xiao Wu, as long as you believe in me, that's enough. Er Ming doesn't know me well yet. Let's wait until we reach Star Dou Lake, and then we'll show Da Ming and Er Ming."
Xiao Wu was puzzled, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Su Ming replied mysteriously, "Once we get to Star Dou Lake, we can drop some of our disguises. I want to introduce myself properly to your two brothers."
Xiao Wu paused, then realized what Su Ming meant by "disguises." After a moment, she felt touched. Su Ming was willing to reveal his true self, showing trust in her and her family, and wanting Da Ming and Er Ming to accept him.
Currently, Su Ming was a Spirit Elder at the forty-fourth level. Even with all his hidden abilities, he was definitely no match for Da Ming and Er Ming, both 100,000-year spirit beasts. Since he couldn't win them over with sheer strength, he was going to win their trust in other ways. Xiao Wu thought about all of this, deeply moved.
Su Ming did indeed have this plan in mind. Moreover, since Da Ming and Er Ming were spirit beasts who mostly stayed in Star Dou Lake and distrusted human spirit masters, they wouldn't go around spreading what they learned. After all, they had a general animosity toward humans.
At this point, Er Ming resumed moving quickly towards Star Dou Lake. While he was curious about what Su Ming meant by "disguises," he didn't take it too seriously. After all, Su Ming was a solid Spirit Elder—removing a disguise wouldn't suddenly make him a Title Douluo, right?
Curious, Su Ming asked, "Xiao Wu, since your fourth spirit ring is ten-thousand-year-old, you should be at level forty-two now, right?"
Xiao Wu smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm already at level forty-two and a half!"
Su Ming wasn't surprised by this. After all, in the original story, Tang San reached level forty-two after absorbing a ten-thousand-year-old Earth Demonic Spider.
Since Xiao Wu had reached level forty-two, Su Ming knew that when she reached level fifty, she would likely obtain the spirit ring from that event. But he thought Xiao Wu should consider changing her path. In his view, the spirit ability from that event wasn't very useful, as it required close physical contact with the opponent...
Feigning curiosity, Su Ming asked, "Xiao Wu, earlier you mentioned you're following your mother's path. What do you mean by that?"
Xiao Wu, knowing Su Ming was only pretending to be curious, smiled. She understood that Su Ming knew her better than she knew herself. But she played along and explained, "Brother, what I meant by following my mother's path is that the four spirit rings I've gathered so far are exactly like my mother's. All the abilities are the same. The only difference is that, due to the different ring ages, the abilities are slightly stronger, like with my Invincible Golden Body."
Su Ming, of course, already knew all this, but he needed to hear Xiao Wu say it to set up his next point.